Aesacus

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Aesacus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Priam of Troy known for his tragic love story and transformation into a seabird.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
figure in Greek mythology
appearsIn Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
associatedWith Troad NERFINISHED
Troy NERFINISHED
forests of the Troad
sea
attemptedAction suicide by leaping into the sea
behaviorAsBird continually diving into the sea
category Children of Priam NERFINISHED
Metamorphoses into birds in Greek mythology
Princes in Greek mythology
causeOfBelovedsDeath snakebite (indirectly)
culture Ancient Greek
describedBy Ovid NERFINISHED
father Priam NERFINISHED
gender male
grandfather Laomedon NERFINISHED
griefOver death of Hesperia
knownFor tragic love story
transformation into a seabird
languageOfName Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
literarySource Ovid, Metamorphoses 11 NERFINISHED
lover Hesperia NERFINISHED
mother Arisbe NERFINISHED
mythology Greek mythology
nameInAncientGreek Αἴσακος NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme divine pity
fatal love
metamorphosis
occupation hunter
pursued Hesperia NERFINISHED
role minor character in Trojan cycle
sibling Cassandra NERFINISHED
Deiphobus NERFINISHED
Hector NERFINISHED
Helenus NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
Troilus NERFINISHED
symbolism love and loss
unending grief
transformationCause pity of the gods
transformedInto diving bird
seabird

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Priam child Aesacus
Priam father Aesacus